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NORDIC SKIING: Mika Kristian Myllylan

Personal
Country: Finland
Discipline: Nordic combined
Born: Sept. 12, 1969, in HaapajSrvi, Finland
Height: 6'0"  Weight: 163   Club: Haapajrven Kiilat

Competition Highlights


World Championships: 1995 (3rd-10km, 4th-pursuit start; 1997 (1st-50km).
1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics: 2nd-50km 3rd-30km, relay.
1992 Albertville Winter Olympics: 10th-10km.

Fun Facts


 Myllylan feels much more at home in the solitude of Finnish forests than before live audiences. Cheering crowds inspire him to better performances, as was true at the 1997 World Championships, where he won a gold medal.
Source: Knight-Ridder/Tribune

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